CURRENT EVENTS

ADOPT-A-SPOT

KEYSTONE VOCATIONAL PROGRAM                      

RENEWS ADOPT-A-SPOT CONTRACT                        

The Keystone Vocational Program has renewed its adoption of Front Street for

the next two years.  Mary Ann Williams has been supervising this program for

residents of the Community Residence since 1997.   A crew of ten to twelve people

goes out weekly to pick up litter, sweep the sidewalks and pull up any weeds from

the curb along the full length of Front Street from Maple Avenue to the railroad

tracks.  In a separate contract with the Clean Business Association, Keystone

provides litter removal services at the Borough parks and municipal buildings.

The adoption is important to the downtown area.  The CBA is looking for more

businesses to adopt spots in the commercial districts.  Hamilton Boulevard,

Church Street, South Plainfield Avenue and Oak Tree Avenue all attract litter. 

Another area that needs regular maintenance is the stretch of Plainfield Avenue

between Sampton Avenue and the Middle School.

For more information about the Adopt-A-Spot program,

contact the Clean Communities Coordinator at (908) 226-7621 or e-mail      
             atempel@southplainfieldnj.com.

BUTEAS FAMILY ADOPTS
SPOT ON BELMONT AVENUE

  Chrissy Buteas has signed an agreement with the South Plainfield Clean Business Association

to adopt one of the Borough’s Open Space parcels on Belmont Avenue.   The Buteas Family will

be removing litter from the lots that lie between Jackson and Spruce Avenues, near the Roosevelt

 School.  One to four people will be picking up litter monthly.  The Borough preserved this land

permanently several years ago as part of the Open Space Project.  It is a swampy area that could 

not be built on without permits from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection.  The Borough

has made progress over the last decade in preserving open space, to prevent damage to

environmentally sensitive areas.  Preserving open space also helps control the negative effects

of intensive development, such as traffic congestion and flooding.   However, open space is just

a vacant lot unless it is maintained.  The brushy vegetation along the Belmont Avenue frontage

tends to attract and hold litter, which then invites illegal dumping.  The Clean Communities Advisory

Board is glad to have this spot taken on.

Ms. Buteas is a member of the South Plainfield Council.   As Chair of the Health, Welfare and

Environmental Committee, she serves as liaison to the Borough’s Environmental Commission as

well as to the Clean Communities Advisory Board.  With this adoption, she shows her genuine interest

in the Borough’s environmental programs.

For more information about the Adopt-A-Spot program, contact the Clean

Communities Coordinator at (908) 226-7621 or e-mail atempel@southplainfieldnj.com. .